Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remot…

published 2010-02-05 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-1567

cvss: 2.6; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits: 0; none known

Sun ONE (aka iPlanet) Web Server 4.1 through SP12 and 6.0 through SP5, when DNS resolution is enabled for client IP addresses, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary text into log files, and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks involving the iPlanet Log Analyzer, via an HTTP request in conjunction with a crafted DNS response, related to an "Inverse Lookup Log Corruption (ILLC)" issue, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1315 and CVE-2002-1316.

Patch / fix

links 1

sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201453-1 advisory

Exploit prediction

1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/313867 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	2.6	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

sunsolve.sun.com /search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-201453-1
vendor-advisory, patch
securityfocus.com /archive/1/313867
mailing-list, exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/56632
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2003-1577
NVD CVE-2003-1577

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Summary